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Tanzania court sentence ‘Ivory Queen’ to 15 years in jail

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Tanzania court sentence ‘Ivory Queen’ to 15 years in jail

trish2019-10-17T15:37:23+00:00February 19th, 2019|Categories: featured, press resleases, timeline|Tags: 'Ivory Queen', Africa, chinese, Conservation, court, Elephants, extinction, Feisal, illegal ivory, illegal wildlife trade, investigations, Ivory, justice, Kenya, News, Poaching, Tanzania, Wildlife, wildlife crime, WildlifeDirect|

A Tanzanian court has sentenced Yang Fen Glan popularly known as ‘Ivory Queen’ to 15 years in jail. The 69 year old Chinese national, was charged along with two Tanzanians with offenses of unlawful dealing in collecting, selling and transporting more than 706 pieces of elephant tusks weighing 1889 kilograms in 2014.

From ivory queen to jail bird

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From ivory queen to jail bird

trish2019-02-19T16:48:16+00:00February 19th, 2019|Categories: Blog, Legal Program, timeline|Tags: 'Ivory Queen', Africa, china, chinese, Conservation, court, Elephants, extinction, illegal wildlife trade, Ivory trade, Kenya, Nairobi, poachers, Tanzania, Tusks, Wildlife, wildlife crime, WildlifeDirect|

A court in Tanzania has convicted and sentenced Yang Feng Glan, infamously named ‘The Ivory Queen’ and two of her associates to 15 years in prison. This is welcomed news signaling an end to a 5 year protracted case where Ms. Yang and two Tanzanians were charged with economic crimes for trafficking in more than 706 pieces of elephant tusks in 2014.